Invisible Universe: The Electromagnetic Spectrum from Radio Waves to Gamma Rays : Grades 6-8 (Gems Guides) (Paperback)

by Alan Gould (Author), Stephen Pompea (Author)

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Developed in partnership with NASA, this unit introduces students to the electromagnetic spectrum and shows how astronomers can study the sky by detecting invisible light. After learning the types and properties of visible and invisible light, students tour our solar system and the universe investigating various celestial objects and the violent waves of radiation in space called gamma ray bursts.

About the Author
Alan Gould has worked at the LHS for twenty five years. He is Associate Director of the Earth and Space Science Group and the author of the program Planetarium Activities for Students Success (PASS). His other titles for GEMS include Convection: A Current Event.

Product Details

• Paperback: 116 pages
• Publisher: LHS GEMS; Teacher edition (August 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0924886692
• ISBN-13: 978-0924886690
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,683,313 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great teaching tool!, November 9, 2008

By	Judy K. Polhemus "Book Collector" (LA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

My little Catholic school is attached to the cyberspace program which is associated with Barksdale Air Force Base here in Northwest Louisiana. After attending a teacher workshop called "The Electromagnetic Spectrum," presented by a spokesman of the Cyberspace program, I had to know more. As part of a cyberspace-affiliated school, our students should have speaking knowledge of what makes up cyberspace.

How much is available from Amazon concerning the electromagnetic spectrum? Most books are college level. Only two are useful for elementary and middle school. I found what I want in "Invisible Universe." A Teacher's Guide, it was created by professors in the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California at Berkeley.

"Invisible Universe" is a tight unit introducing the concepts of the electromagnetic spectrum and all its component parts, which include radio waves, microwaves, visible light waves, ultraviolet waves, x-rays, and gamma-rays.

Plenty of hands-on activities are included. Standards in both science and math drive the curriculum. Activities, experiments, assessments are all part of this one-unit guide. Of course, the teacher can adapt as needed. But everything is there for a thorough unit. What I wanted as librarian was enough information to create an unusual bulletin board. I found exactly what I wanted. NASA via the internet gave me more.

Cyberspace. This is the information highway that is growing phenomenally. Wikipedia provides a wonderful explanation of cyberspace. Suffice it to say that "the term has become a conventional means to describe anything associated with computers, information technology, the internet and the diverse internet culture." All of cyberspace is driven by the electromagnetic spectrum.

"Invisible Universe" is highly recommended to a specialized audience of teachers. So why review it? To present the topic to whatever readers may come along.